Hike Naked Day

[1azarus]

Being naked is fun - I often swim naked - - I dislike the fact that it is often sexualized - western hot springs (Colorado, Wyoming, Idahao, Oregon, Washington, etc.) are much more accepting - - actually hiking naked isn't as convenient for me as skinny dipping - which I think is almost always appropriate in the woods.

i agree... skinny dipping is both more modest and way more socially acceptable. every time i get to skinny dip on the trail i feel like one awfully lucky old man.

[Tuckahoe]

unless you think you belong on the cover of a magazine, consider the visual polution your nekid body may be on your fellow hikers eyes (the opposite of eye candy). It would be a sad day if a hiker died falling off a cliff while running away while covering their eyes while screaming "my eyes! My eyes!". Unfortunately, the human nekid body isn't always such a beautiful thing to see.

amen brother!!!!

[Lone Wolf]

anybody that would hike naked on "hike naked day" is an attention whore. you know, childhood issues. keep your freakin' shorts on kids

[D3FiANC3]

I think you can get in some serious trouble for this if done in the presence of a minor Regardless of intent so be careful.
State laws vary.

I wouldn't bother calling the police, but I would unleash some vigilante justice upon them. Getting naked somewhere off-trail in the backcountry is one thing, but hiking naked shows a blatant disregard for others, not to mention that is a an indication of a recognized mental illness.

Who are we to judge

Taxpayers.

anybody that would hike naked on "hike naked day" is an attention whore. you know, childhood issues. keep your freakin' shorts on kids

All kidding aside, exhibitionism, which is exactly what this is, is recognized as a mental illness by the mental health community and is even listed as a separate entry in both the DSM-IV and DSM 5.

[HikerMom58]

[QUOTE=D3FiANC3;1293649]I wouldn't bother calling the police, but I would unleash some vigilante justice upon them. Getting naked somewhere off-trail in the backcountry is one thing, but hiking naked shows a blatant disregard for others, not to mention that is a an indication of a recognized mental illness.



Taxpayers.



All kidding aside, exhibitionism, which is exactly what this is, is recognized as a mental illness by the mental health community and is even listed as a separate entry in both the DSM-IV and DSM 5.

Yes, it really is a mental illness. You KNOW it comes from childhood issues, NO DOUBT!!! No judging here, just facts.

[HikerMom58]

Whoops... that post doesn't look right, from me... I posted the last sentence.... sorry!

[Rain Man]

All kidding aside, exhibitionism, which is exactly what this is, is recognized as a mental illness by the mental health community and is even listed as a separate entry in both the DSM-IV and DSM 5.

"All kidding aside," there seems to be a fair amount of mental illness expressed in this thread.

Rain Man

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[Rain Man]

anybody that would hike naked on "hike naked day" is an attention whore....

Said by someone with over Twenty Six THOUSAND posts here on WhiteBlaze. LW, you do give me a titter some times! (pun intended)

RainMan

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[AAhiker]

I wouldn't bother calling the police, but I would unleash some vigilante justice upon them. Getting naked somewhere off-trail in the backcountry is one thing, but hiking naked shows a blatant disregard for others, not to mention that is a an indication of a recognized mental illness.



Taxpayers.



All kidding aside, exhibitionism, which is exactly what this is, is recognized as a mental illness by the mental health community and is even listed as a separate entry in both the DSM-IV and DSM 5.

First, almost everything is considered a mental illness these days. It causes more neurosis about what "might" be wrong than showing a legitimate problem. Childhood Issues? Congratulations on reading up on Freud. Exhibitionism infers a thrill derived by other people seeing you and is a fetish thing. I think the OP probably just thinks it would be fun to do. And even if it is a bit of exhibitionism it doesn't mean it is some sort of general life style choice or illness. I think vigilante justice on a person just trying to have fun and a laugh denotes a much more serious mental condition. I really think people need to get off their high horse about nudity and a lot of other things in general. Its like one of my favorite expressions. "Don't make it weird". Let people do their thing. I've been to nudist beaches while hiking cliffs in Spain and while some people were certainly not overly pleasant to look at I don't think they were mentally disturbed.

[AAhiker]

I think I'll plan my hike to be inbetween towns on this day when I do my hike. HYOH remember...

[AAhiker]

And yes D3fianc3 I realize you didn't mention childhood issues, that was someone else, just trying to cover all the issues

[AAhiker]

A co-worker just made a great point! Think about how much easier it would be to check for Ticks!

[Astro]

A co-worker just made a great point! Think about how much easier it would be to check for Ticks!

Yes, but much easier to attract them also.

[AAhiker]

Yes, but much easier to attract them also.

Well sure if you want to be all negative about it.

[fins1838]

more like 'light switch"

[swjohnsey]

If God had intended folks to run around nekked He wouldn't have created them with clothes. I'm gonna have my camera ready!

[restless]

This seems like an appropriate thread for some of these guys:

[OzJacko]

I would for an hour or so when I thru hike in 2013 because I think it's one of "those" traditions that should be cherished, BUT as a foreigner, I wouldn't like my hike being interrupted by deportation or similar so will err on the side of caution. Mooning the Mt Washington cog railway may still be on the cards as I have a very "common" looking ass that would be hard to pick out of a lineup.
:-)

[Whack-a-mole]

My son is home from college, so I don't even get to walk around the house naked, much less hike naked. How about this...I want to hike naked, but I don't want to SEE you hike naked...

[MedicineWoman2012]

Hiking Naked a mental illness? LMAO... Hiking 2200 miles continuously isnt at all unusual? ROFL! You gotta love the eccentric people that enjoy the AT!